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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1901
Page
7
A damaged OCR fragment recalls a scene with a journalist or editor reflecting on a death in a community setting. It mentions an obituary context, a citizen who died, and a somber tone about reporting and memory. The text is garbled but centers on death and aftermath in a local paper’s page.
Wall Street notes say John D. Rockefeller Jr acted as a near rival to Gould in a Missouri Pacific maneuver. Shares surged on heavy buying but Gould later revealed 60000 shares, triggering a price drop to par as dividend news cooled the market.
Coroner Whitfield presides in Glenwood Iowa on July 1 over an impanelled jury to investigate the deaths of Mr and Mrs Fred Fuerdeen and their child. The verdict attributes the tragedy to heat driven insanity, jealousy and domestic quarrels. The report notes Victorex Baking Powder appears in the context.
Department Commander Norton of the Kansas G A R issues a list of invitees for a Hutchinson event spanning August 13 to 14. Names include Gen Dan’l Sickles Theodore Roosevelt Leo Bassieur Gen John Black of Chicago Alger Capt Clan Hamilton Col G Fitch Curtis D Buwersock A M Jackson W A wan John Dinsmore Gen Wilder Metcalf S M Fox W V Sith T J Anderson Gene Hagens Ware Eastman Ben Fagan and others.
Cripple Creek July 18 Delegates at the Transmississippi Commercial congress discuss a report from the resolutions committee. The keynote topics include placing the mining industry in the president's cabinet and granting subsidies to aid American shipping. John H. Smith of Utah, newly chosen president, urged unity beyond sectional divisions. A speech by Waco Mayor Figgins supported industrial encouragement, while John C. Cutler of Utah spoke on beet sugar history.
On July 18 at 7 am workers at the Philadelphia and Reading railway locomotive shop presented a grievance statement to Superintendent Prince. Prince sought to convey the demand to Vice President Voorhees. no reply was received. About 990 employees remained at work while forty went out, demanding a day’s wage changes, Sunday and holiday recognition, and union acknowledgment.
The notice reads as a terse, fragmented item noting no change in the status of Idle Mings, with the text largely unaltered and presenting a minimal, unreadable snapshot from the page.
The Navy Department purchased the large floating dry dock in Havana from the Spanish government for 185000 dollars. Negotiations were led by Checan Lucien Young and Havana district officials. The Spanish offered 310000 dollars, but the navy says the dock had minimal use and is a valuable acquisition.
July 1 reporting that Mr Lettimann living near Chetopa has sat under a gray roof with his wife and six children for six days and nights praying for rain. He has eaten nothing and will not speak until rain comes, awaiting divine intervention.
In Nashville Tennessee on July 1 three Black men were executed on a single scaffold at the county jail. Habe Gatlin Thompson and Abe Petway were hanged for murder, the first triple execution in the county. The trap acted swiftly, all dying within sixteen minutes. one inmate claimed innocence. An injunction against Riversike Iron Works was filed at the same time.
A limited return window is announced with a deadline to return items on or before July. The notice specifies conditions for refunds or exchanges and directs recipients to follow established procedures to complete returns within the period.
A promotional note describes the scenic region along the Lehigh Valley railroad between Chicago and New York with passes through Niagara Falls and Buffalo. It mentions stopovers at Buffalo on through tickets to New York and Philadelphia and hints at a new model service.
Switch engine service at Leavenworth is restored after earlier discontinuation last June due to costs. Local rail supporters hope the service will pay for itself and benefit the Leavenworth area. Mr Thomas notes long-standing interest and ongoing efforts by the company to maintain the line.
The new appropriation bill from the last legislature increases salaries for state officials. Superintendent of Insurance W. V Een will receive 2500 dollars annually. Secretary of State Board secretary of agriculture J. Mohier will earn 1500 dollars, replacing 300 as stenographer.
Federal Judge Baker rules that bets on future commodity prices and election debts cannot be recovered in Indiana. The decision involves James Boyer of Monticello seeking $3,440 from a Cincinnati committee. Also notes a mine strike near Shamokin ended when workers lost cards. Grand Trunk Railway issues a summer travel folder available in Chicago.
Nonsensical mixed notices from a historical newspaper page include several classified items. Entries mention sale of stock, wanted help, lost items, rewards, loan offers, and miscellaneous goods with scattered names, places, and figures, though many fragments are garbled. The page reads like an ad collage with multiple unrelated notices and broken text.
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